Writing and Naming Ionic Formulas, Ionic Compound Naming and Formulas, Naming Ionic Compounds
Ionic bond (Compound)
A chemical bond in which a metal atom loses an electron to form a positive cation and a nonmetal atom gains an electron to form a negative ion
Aluminum bromide
AlBr₃
Formula for Aluminum fluoride
AlF₃
Aluminum nitride
AlN
FeCrO₄
Iron (II) Chromate
Fe(ClO₂)₃
Iron (III) Chlorite
Formula for potassium hydroxide
KOH
Formula for nitrogen dioxide
NO₂
NaOH
Sodium Hydroxide
NaClO₄
Sodium Perchlorate
NaMnO₄
Sodium Permanganate
Na₃PO₄
Sodium Phosphate
Na₃N
Sodium nitride
SnCl₄
Tin (IV) Chloride
SnO₂
Tin (IV) Oxide
ZnBr₂
Zinc (II) Bromide
ZnS
Zinc (II) Sulfide
AlI₃
aluminum iodide
Al₂O₃
aluminum oxide
AlP
aluminum phosphide
NH₄OH
ammonium hydroxide
BeO
beryllium oxide
CaCl₂
calcium chloride
CrP₂
chromium (VI) phosphide
CoCl₂
cobalt (II) chloride
FeCl₂
iron (II) chloride
FeO
iron (II) oxide
Al₂(CO₃)₃
Aluminum Carbonate
Al(ClO₃)₃
Aluminum Chlorate
Al₂(SO₄)₃
Aluminum sulfate
Aluminum sulfide
Al₂S₃
Calcium chloride
CaCl₂
Write the chemical formula for Calcium sulfide
CaS
Ca₃P₂
Calcium Phosphide
CaSO₃
Calcium Sulfite
Ca(NO₃)₂
Calcium nitrate
Write the chemical formula for calcium nitride
Ca₃N₂
CsCl
Cesium chloride
Cu₂SO₄
Copper (I) Sulfate
CuCl₂
Copper (II) Chloride
Formula for potassium oxide
K₂O
Potassium sulfide
K₂S
Write the chemical formula for potassium nitride
K₃N
PbCO₃
Lead (II) Carbonate
PbCl₂
Lead (II) Chloride
PbO
Lead (II) Oxide
PbS
Lead (II) Sulfide
lithium bromide
LiBr
Sodium fluoride
NaF
Sodium iodide
NaI
Anion
Negatively charged ion results from gain of electrons nonmetals only
Ni(NO₃)₂
Nickel (II) Nitrate
Write the chemical formula for phosphorous trichloride
PCl₃
Formula for phosphorus pentafluoride
PF₅
Cation
Positively positively charged ion. results from loss of electrons. Metals only
KC₂H₃O₂
Potassium Acetate
AgBr
Silver (I) Bromide
Zn₃P₂
zinc phosphide
Write the chemical formula for aluminum sulfide
Al₂S₃
NH₄C₂H₃O₂
Ammonium Acetate
NH₄F
Ammonium Fluoride
(NH₄)₂SO₄
Ammonium Sulfate
Ion
Atom with a charge
Barium oxide
BaO
BaS
Barium Sulfide
Ba(C₂H₃O₂)₂
Barium acetate
BaF₂
Barium fluoride
Calcium bromide
CaBr₂
Cu(OH)₂
Copper (II) Hydroxide
copper (II) nitride
Cu3N2
Formula for lithium fluoride
LiF
Lithium nitrate
LiNO₃
Li₂CO₃
Lithium Carbonate
LiCN
Lithium Cyanide
LiOH
Lithium Hydroxide
LiClO
Lithium Hypochlorite
LiNO₂
Lithium Nitrite
Li₃P
Lithium Phosphide
Write the chemical formula for lithium sulfide
Li₂S
MgF₂
Magnesium Fluoride
MgO
Magnesium Oxide
MgSO₄
Magnesium Sulfate
Mg(NO₃)₂
Magnesium nitrate
Mn(NO₃)₂
Manganese (II) Nitrate
MnBr₄
Manganese (IV) bromide
magnesium chloride
MgCl2
Formula for magnesium fluoride
MgF₂
Magnesium sulfide
MgS
Write the chemical formula for manganese(IV) sulfide
MnS₂
KMnO₄
Potassium Permanganate
K₃PO₄
Potassium Phosphate
FeCl₃
iron (III) chloride
Fe₂O₃
iron(III) oxide
PbF₂
lead (II) fluoride
PbS
lead (II) sulfide
Pb₃N₄
lead (IV) nitride
PbS₂
lead (IV) sulfide
Li₃P
lithium phosphide
MgSO₄
magnesium sulfate
MgS
magnesium sulifde
MnO
manganese (II) oxide
Na₃N
sodium nitride
SnSe
tin (II) selenide